The amount of trash we (Americans) produce is insane. I don’t get how it actually all gets disposed of. I live in a less populated area but when I see all the trash set out each week in my neighborhood, I feel like it would fill up an entire trash truck. There are tons of neighborhoods around ours that are even bigger. Where tf does all the trash go. My mind explodes when I think of massive cities like NY. I just feel like more trash gets produced than can be disposed of. This is one of the things that makes me believe we live in a simulation 😂
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Your garbage is compacted in the truck with a giant hydraulic ram. So by volume about 2/3 is reduced before it gets to the landfill. Most municipalities are recycling at least some material too, so the bulky cardboard and paper are pulped and reused. Plastic recycling has gotten a bit….complicated. metals are often stripped out too. And then the organic material will eventually break down by volume. Many places are composting now too, and so the volume of garbage is less than it once was
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